Fill the gaps by using these key words from the text

part of the 20th century. It was not Ronald 
Reagan's American armies that destroyed 
the Soviet Union, but economic failure, 
and the apartheid regime in South Africa 
ended for the same reason. 
Unfortunately, in the poorest countries, 
military power will still be important, but 
in countries where external cultural 
influences are strong, soldiers will have a 
less important role to play. I do not think 
the US armed forces will win the war in 
Iraq. The pessimistic soldiers are probably 
right. But in the end, Microsoft and 
DreamWorks could succeed where George 
Bush and his military forces might fail. 
The Guardian Weekly
2005-28-01, page 13 
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005
Taken from the news section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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Choose the best answer according to the text. 
At the end of the Korean War 
the USA had a very good army. 
the USA had a terrible army. 
the USA had a very poor army. 
The author of the article believes 
the USA will win the military battle in Iraq. 
the USA probably will not win the war in Iraq. 
the USA will certainly lose the war in Iraq. 
‘Rambo’ was a surprising answer because 
American culture is everywhere. 
Rambo is an American character. 
Hollywood has greater power than President Bush. 
Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts will ‘win the war’ because 
many people in Iraq can watch satellite TV. 
the Americans will leave Iraq. 
they are American. 
Find the opposites of these words in the text. 
1. 
optimistic 
____________ 
5. 
love 
____________ 
2. 
success 
____________ 
6. 
internal 
____________ 
3. 
easy 
____________ 
7. 
boring 
____________ 
4. 
poor 
____________ 
8. 
weak 
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Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005
Taken from the news section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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